Ornamental article and method of making same



Sept. 15, 1931.

A. KRESSATY ORNAMENTAL ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME 2 Sheets-Sheet l Fild July 8. 1930 l N V EN TOR.

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fi pt. 15, 1931. KRESSATY 1,823,613

ORNAMENTAL ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed July 8, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

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Patented Sept. 15, 1931 STATES,

PATENT OFFICE ALBERT KR-ESSATY, OF NORTH BERG-EN, NEW JERSEY ORNAMENTAL ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Application filed July 8,

This invention relates to the art of producing ornamental articles, and has more particular reference to the utilization and joining of a plurality of ornamental objects of 5 the type set forth in the U. S. Letters Patent to l/Villiam R. Rudolph No. 1,351,790, dated September 7, 1920, whereby to form lamp shades, baskets, picture frames and other ornamental articles.

form and join the ornamental objects as to provide a neat, compact and durable assembly thereof, and whereby the desired article may be readily and expeditiously produced 5 by hand without the use of separate fastening means such as metallic fastening devices.

Other objects and features of the invention will be apparent from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a fragmentary plan view, partly broken away, showing a plurality of ornamental objects joinedand in the act of being joined in accordance with the present invention. I s

Figure 2 is a section on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3is a section on line 33 of F igure 1.

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a step 111 the folding of each individual ornament or object to illustrate a slight variation in the corresponding step illustrated in Figure 3 of the patent mentioned above; and

Figure 5 is a perspective View of the next step in the folding of the ornament or object 2 to show the effect of the aforesaid variation as compared to Figure 4 of the aforesaid patent.

Referring in detail to the drawings, each of the ornamental objects 'A, A and A is substantially the same and. made according to the same general method as disclosedlin 11 other words, each ornamental object is formed from four elongated strips of paper or other suitable flexible material folded or doubled andinterwoven as'at 10, so as to produce the upper radial ends 11, 12, 13 andle, and the An object of the present invention is to so 1930. Serial No. 466,510.

lower radial ends 15, 16, 17 and 18. The end 13 is then folded over alongside the ends 11 and 15 and parallel therewith, after which the end 12 is folded parallel with 18, 11 parallel with 17, and 14 parallel with 16. The end 14 is tucked under the end 13 adjacent the last-named fold of the said ends, and the strips drawn tightly together at the center so as to provide a square composed of four smaller squares. The end 11 is now folded under on the oblique line 19 so that said end is parallel with the strip 18. The end 11 is then folded over on the oblique line 20 so that it is parallel with the end 15 and above the ends 12 and 18, after which the strip is folded on the line 21 so that it lies longitudinally on the end 15. The'end 11. is then slipped under the strip 14 adjacent the first fold thereof and pulled through, forming the point 22. Each of the strips 12, 13 and 14 is folded, and tucked in in the same manner with the resultthat there will be one point 22 on each of the four sides of the large square, first mentioned; Each of the ends 15, 16, 17 and 18 is then treated inthe same manner as 11, 12, 13 and 14 to produce the remaining of the points 22. The ends 11, 12, 13 and 14 are then rolled into the points 23 on one side face of the large square, and'then slipped under the nearest smaller square which turns at right angles to the one from which the end extends. However, the ends 15, 16, 17 and 18 need not be similarly manipulated on the other side face of the large square as the points 2 1 shown in the Rudolph patent mentioned above are not desired in accordance with the present invention. The ends 11, 12, 13 and 14- will then project from the first points 22, while the ends 15, 16, 17 and-18 are cut off even with the'oblique' edges of the said remaining points 22 or inwardly of said edges, as desired. Each ornamental device or object will then appear as shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 after the points 23 are-flattened or crushed down slightly as in'dicat-edat 25 in Figures 2 and 3. This crushing of the points 23 produces a crinkled effect in the flattened points 23 so that the object more nearly represents a floral or rosette design, as compared to the star-like design with upstanding points in the Rudolph patent referred to above. Further, it will be noted that the fold lines 19 and of each adjacent pair of parallel projecting ends eX- tend in the same direction, instead of being extended in relatively reversed directions as in the Rudolph patent. The purpose of this is to produce all of the points 22 with inclined edges on corresponding sides of said points, instead of having the inclined edges of adjacent points at adjacent or opposite sides of the latter, as in the Rudolph patent referred to above. By thus reversing the fold of alternate projecting ends or the ends forming alternate points, and thereby providing the points with corresponding edges inclined,

these points on, adjacent sides of adjoining obj ects may interfit ,or meet as indicated at X in Figure 1, thus producing a very neatand compact relation of adjacent ornamental objects when they are joined according to the present invention to form the desired article. i In joining a plurality of the ornamental objects, the latter are placed in side by side relation, and the projecting ends 11, 12, 13

and 14 of each ornamental object are slid through the interweaving and the folds of the points 22 of adjacentornamental objects and then pulled so that the objects are drawn together with adjacent points interfitted as illustrated in Figure 1. For instance, the projecting end 11 of the object A in Figure 1 is slipped through the folds of the lower points 22 on the sides of the adjacent object A so to come through below the corresponding end- 11 of said object A. At the same time, the projecting end 13 of the object A is slipped through between the folds of the upper points 22 on the side of the object A so as to come through beneath the corresponding'projecting end 13 of the object A. The end 11 of object A and the end 13 of object A :are then pulled in opposite directions so as to draw these particular objects.

together until the points on adjacent sides thereof meet and occupy a contiguous interfitting relation. The same procedure is followed in connection with the object A arranged below the object A, and so on with additional ornamental objects as they are added to complete formation of the desired article. After the objects are drawn together, the projecting ends which have been pulled are cut-otf flush with the inclined edges of the outside points through which said ends are passed, the assembly being secured at this time by the use of an adhesive, if desired. It will be noted that no mechanical fastening devices are required and adhesive need only be used after the adjacent objects are interconnected and drawn together. Further, the

projecting ends effect a physical connection and the adhesive is utilized merely to secure this connection rather than to act as the actual connecting element.

In order to clearly illustrate the manner in which the projecting ends are slidably exetended through the folds of the points 22 in assembling adjacent objects, it has been necessary to exaggerate the thicknesses of the plies of material forming the respective obj ects in Figures 2 and 3, so that such objects appear to lie in different planes. However, in actual practice, the material used is so thin that their over-all thickness is very slight and, to all appearances, all of the objects lie in substantially the same plane so that the fabricated structure produced is comparatively flat and with the ornamental objects substantially co-planar.

.Qbviously, by utilizing the necessary number and arrangement of objects, the desired structure may be fabricated in the necessary shape and size, after which the entire structure may be bent or shaped to suit the re: quired finished form of the article produced.

This is true because the fabricated structure isreadily flexible in all directions. In this way, very pleasing and beautiful ornamental articles 1n be produced, and the appearance of such articles may be enhanced as desired by using dilferently colored strips or suitably coloring the article after being produced.

11 at I claim is:

1. In an ornamental article, an ornamental object comprising a plurality of doubled, interwoven and folded strips providing a flat body, pairs of radiating points extending from the edges of the body and having corresponding edges inclined, crushed conical members on one fiat face of the body, and radiating ends projecting from between the folds of alternate ones of the points.

2. An ornamental article comprising a pin.- rality of grouped ornamental objects; each object consisting of a plurality of doubled, interwoven and folded strips providing a flat body, pairs of radiating points extending from the edges of the body and having corresponding edges inclined, and radiating ends projecting from alternate ones of the poin s;

vthe projecting ends of each object being tucked through the interweaving and between the folds of opposte points of acent objects of the group to connec the objects together with the points on adjacent sides of adj acent objects interfitted.

3. An ornamental article comprising a plurality of ornamental ob ects omed n adjacent relation to form a fabricated structure,

eachaof said objects consisting of a plurality .of strips doubled and interwoven to provide a flat body and having their ends folded adj acent and tucked through the interweaving to provide pairs of radiating points extending from the edges of the body and having corresponding edges thereof inclined, certain of .said ends being folded .on one side of the interweaving into conical members and then tucked through the interweaving and between the folds of alternate points to project radially from the latter, the projecting ends of each object being tucked through the interweaving and the folds of opposite points of adjacent objects to connect the objects together with the points on adjacent sides of adjacent objects interfitted. v

4. An ornamental article comprising a pluralty of ornamental objects joined in adjacent relation to form a fabricated structure, each of said objects consisting of a plurality of strips doubled and interwoven to provide a flat body and having their ends folded adj acent and tucked through the interweaving to provide pairs of radiating points extending from the edges of the body and having corresponding edges thereof inclined, certain of said ends being folded 011 one side of the interweaving into conical members and then tucked through the interweaving and between the folds of alternate points to project radially from the latter, the projecting ends of each object being tucked through the interweaving and the folds of opposite points of adjacent objects to connect the objects together with the points on adjacent sides of adjacent objects interfitted, said conical members of each object being crushed to flattened crinkled form toward the body of said obect.

5. The method of forming ornamental articles consisting of forming each of a plurality of ornamental objects by interweaving a plurality of doubled strips to form a flat body, folding the strips on oblique lines adj acent the interweaving and tucking the ends through the interweaving to form pairs of radiating points on the edges of the body having corresponding edges inclined, folding the ends on one side of the interweaving into conical members and tucking the latter ends through the interweaving to project radially from between the folds of alternate points, and then joining the plurality of objects in side by side relation with the points on adjacent sides of adjacent objects interfitted and by tucking the projecting ends of each object through the interweaving and between the folds of opposite points of the other objects at the adjacent sides thereof.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

ALBERT KRESSATY. 

